Consumer Guide to Conditions, Herbs & Supplements »

Quick Access is an information database developed by Integrative Medicine Communications to allow health professionals from various educational and philosophical backgrounds access to a complete picture of the different approaches used to maintain health, treat disease or manage conditions. By bringing together many specialists, including pharmacists, doctors, nutritionists, herbalists and naturopaths, Quick Access has developed into an accurate, practical, essential and fully referenced database providing monographs on conditions, herbs and dietary supplements.

For the first time this information is being made available in a user-friendly format aimed directly at the general public. Quick Access Consumer Guide to Conditions, Herbs & Supplements offers authoritative, concise and readable information that makes sense of the most popular dietary supplements on the market. The book has three broad categories that allow quick answers to your questions:

Conditions - learn about a condition's signs and symptoms, what causes and what to expect from the doctor. This is followed by a number of treatment options including drugs, nutrition and the use of complementary therapies. Only those complementary therapies considered safe and that work well with conventional care have been included. As a result, herbs and dietary supplements receive a relatively large share of coverage.

Herbs - this section gives the best evidence to support the use of herbs in maintaining health or in treating conditions. You are able to search for a particular herb, using this section first, or look here for more information on an herb, having seen it listed under treatment options for a particular condition.

Supplements - this section offers substantive information on the use of dietary supplements in maintaining health or in managing conditions.

Advisory Board
Introduction

CONDITIONS
Anemia
Angina
Anorexia Nervosa
Anxiety
Arteries, Hardening of (Atherosclerosis)
Asthma
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Bone Infection (Osteomyelitis)
Bronchitis
Burns
Bursitis
Chickenpox (Herpes Zoster Virus)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Cold Sores (Herpes Simplex Virus)
Colic
Colitis, Ulcerative
Common Cold
Congestive Heart Failure
Conjunctivitis
Constipation
Cough
Dementia
Depression
Dermatitis
Diabetes Mellitus
Diarrhea
Ear Infection (Otitis Media)
Eczema
Endocarditis
Endometriosis
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Flu (Influenza)
Food Allergy
Gallbladder Disease
Gastritis
Gout
Hair Loss (Alopecia)
Hay Fever (Allergic Rhinitis)
Headache, Migraine
Headache, Sinus
Headache, Tension
Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
Heartburn (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Hemorrhoids
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
High Cholesterol (Hypercholesterolemia)
HIV Infection and AIDS
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Incontinence, Urinary
Insect Bites and Stings
Insomnia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Kidney Stones (Urolithiasis)
Laryngitis
Liver Disease (Cirrhosis of the Liver)
Low Back Pain
Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia)
Menopause
Menstrual Pain (Dysmenorrhea)
Menstruation, Absence of (Amenorrhea)
Motion Sickness
Obesity
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Parasites, Intestinal
Parkinson's Disease
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Pericarditis
Potassium, Excess in Blood (Hyperkalemia)
Preeclampsia
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Prostate Enlargement (Benigrf Prostatic Hyperplasia, BPH)
Prostate Infection (Prostatitis)
Psoriasis
Pulmonary Edema
Raynaud's Phenomenon
Reiter's Syndrome
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Roseola
Seizure Disorders
Sexual Dysfunction
Sinus Infection
Skin Allergies to Drugs (Cutaneous Drug Reactions)
Sleep Apnea
Sore Throat (Pharyngitis)
Sprains and Strains
Swallowing, Difficulty (Dysphagia)
Tendinitis
Thyroid Inflammation (Thyroiditis)
Urethral Inflammation (Urethritis)
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Women
Vaginal Inflammation (Vaginitis)
Viral Hepatitis
Warts
Water Retention (Edema)
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Yeast Infection (Candidiasis)

HERBS
Aloe
Barberry
Bilberry
Black Cohosh
Burdock
Cat's Claw
Cayenne
Celery Seed
Chamomile, German
Chamomile, Roman
Comfrey
Devil's Claw
Echinacea
Eucalyptus
Evening Primrose
Feverfew
Flaxseed
Garlic
Ginger
Ginkgo Biloba
Ginseng, American
Ginseng, Asian
Ginseng, Siberian
Goldenseal
Grape Seed Extract
Green Tea
Hawthorn
Kava Kava
Lemon Balm
Licorice
Milk Thistle
Pau d'Arco
Peppermint
Saw Palmetto
St John's Wort
Stinging Nettle
Valerian

SUPPLEMENTS
5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)
Alpha-Linolenic Acid (ALA)
Alpha-Lipoic Acid
Brewer's Yeast
Bromelain
Calcium
Cartilage
Chromium
Copper
Creatine
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA)
Flaxseed Oil
Gamma-Linolenic Acid (GLA)
Glutamine
Iron
Lipase
Lysine
Magnesium
Manganese
Melatonin
Phenylalanine
Phosphorus
Potassium
Psyllium
Selenium
Spirulina
Sulfur
Tyrosine
Vanadium
Vitamin A (Retinol)
Vitamin B₁ (Thiamine)
Vitamin B₂(Riboflavin)
Vitamin B₃ (Niacin)
Vitamin B₅ (Pantothenic Acid)
Vitamin B₆ (Pyridoxine)
Vitamin B₉ (Folic Acid)
Vitamin B₁₂ (Cobalamin)
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin H (Biotin)
Vitamin K
Zinc

APPENDICES
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